Motion Tutorials

In this Section is a list of all my motion tutorials and playlists.

Motion Lesson 1

Intro to Apple motion Lesson 1- Getting Started

Apple Motion Professional training 21 – Intro To Motion Tracking (Match Move)

In this lesson you will learn the basics of Motion tracking using the Match Move Behavior in Apple Motion. We will look at a few different examples to attach Text and Logos to objects moving on the canvas as well as look at what happens when we run into problematic footage.

Motion Lesson 2- Keyframes

In this lesson learn the basics of keyframes

Motion Lesson 3 – Text Behaviors

Learn the basics of behaviors in Motion using Text.

Apple Motion 4 – DropZones

Dropzones make customizing graphics fun and easy!

Apple Motion 5 – Creating a Lower Third PART 1+2

Making lower third graphics in Apple Motion.

Motion Lesson 6 – Behaviors

Learn about other kinds of behaviors in this lesson. Behaviors make animating intuitive and easy!

Motion Lesson 7 – Emitters

Emitters are a great way to produce a lot of something in a short amount of time!

Motion Lesson 8 – Replicators

Replicators are similar to emitter but also there are some big differences- learn about them here.

Motion Lesson 9 – 3D Layers

Up until this point we have been working mostly in 2D space. In this lesson we explore 3D layers and benefits.

Motion Lesson 10 – Renders and Exports

When building big projects our canvas can slow down- Learn how to speed it up and learn how to export properly from Motion.

Motion Lesson 11 – Lights

In this lesson learn all about Lights in Apple Motion-

Motion Lesson 12- Cameras part 1

In this 2 part lesson you will learn about cameras in apple motion along with all the functions associated with them.

Motion Lesson 12- part 2 Cameras and Clones

In this lesson we are going to take what we know about Cameras and dropzones and behaviors and make a 3D intro that you can use for whatever you would like.

Apple Motion Professional Training 13-Publishing Templates

In this Lesson we are going to look at how we can make projects in Apple Motion and make them into Templates we can easily change and access in Final Cut Pro X.

Apple Motion Professional Training 14-Title Templates

Title Templates can be a huge time saver in editing and post production. In this lesson learn how to make your own title templates. At the end of the lesson is a free 10 pack giveaway too!

Apple Motion Professional Training 15-Rigs

Rigs designed in Motion are predominately used for templates, titles and generators in Final Cut Pro. The purpose of rig to to attach several parameters to controllers allowing quick changes that can make your templates more versatile.

Apple Motion Professional Training 16- Building Custom Transitions for FCPX

In this lesson learn how transitions work in Final Cut Pro X, and how you can use Apple Motion to create you own transitions. We will make 3 different transitions in this lesson and if you are looking for more- I’ve got 5 Free transitions I’m giving away.

Apple Motion Professional training 17- Image Masks

This is a 4 part lesson on masks that cover a majority of the ways I use masks in my work. The three masking lesson in this set are- 17- Using Image Masks to create an Animated title 18- Screen replacements 19- Sky replacements, 20- Rotoscoping

Apple Motion Professional training 18- Simple Screen replacements

This is a 4 part lesson on masks that cover a majority of the ways I use masks in my work. The four masking lesson in this set are- 17- Using Image Masks to create an Animated title, 18- Screen replacements, 19- Sky replacements, 20- Rotoscoping

Apple Motion Professional training 19- Simple sky replacements

This is a 4 part lesson on masks that cover a majority of the ways I use masks in my work. The 4 masking lesson in this set are- 17- Using Image Masks to create an Animated title, 18- Screen replacements, 19- Sky replacements,20- Rotoscoping

Apple Motion Professional training 20 – Rotoscoping

Apple Motion Professional training 22 – 2 Point Tracker (position & Rotation)

2 point trackers let us align text and object along a Pivoting surface like in this case along this castle wall. In this lesson we will explore the differences in 1 point and 2 point trackers and how to use 2 point trackers effectively.